Mark Elson Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca

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Oakland, Ca

I led CalHIPSO's federally-funded program assisting over 6,000 primary care providers to achieve Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs). In September, 2013, the Board of Directors selected me to provide leadership for the organization's strategic direction while continuing to manage major programs. Accomplishments include:• Leadership of multi-stakeholder Regional Extension Center (REC) program, including ten Local Extension Centers, 50+ Service Partners, EHR vendors, the Office of the National Coordinator for HIT (ONC), and partnering state agencies• Revitalization of CalHIPSO’s REC program to meet ONC and corporation goals, with 100% of 6,000+ participating providers live on an EHR and 76% at Meaningful Use by December 31, 2013• Consolidation of two business units into a single team; restructuring of REC service delivery approach; staff oversight, mentoring, and human resources compliance• Monitoring of subcontracts to ensure accountability; initiation of contracting processes for new services• Key contributor to business development of new product and service lines; raised new funding; represented of CalHIPSO at regional, state, and national venues

Sacramento, California

At UC Davis, I worked on advancing health information exchange through the California Health eQuality program at IPHI. Funded by the California Health and Human Services Agency and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, CHeQ was the successor to Cal eConnect, my previous employer. I led programs with a 2013 budget of over $5 million designed to accelerate health information exchange in medical communities throughout California. I also managed efforts to monitor and analyze EHR adoption and the flow of health information across unaffiliated provider organizations in the state. The pioneering work of CHeQ's many grantees and stakeholders is laying a critical foundation for the implementation of health reform, the adoption of value-based payment models, and patient-centered care.

Emeryville, Ca

I led Cal eConnect’s efforts to develop policies and programs that facilitate health information exchange in California, collaborating with a broad set of stakeholders to achieve this mission. I moved to UC Davis when it took over this effort (see above).

At RAND, I helped launch the NIH-funded California Comparative Effectiveness and Outcomes Improvement Center and served as health information technology lead for the Right Care Initiative, a public-private effort to improve cardiovascular and diabetes outcomes in the state. I also contributed to the AHRQ-funded Virtual Laboratory for Health Services Research project led by UCLA, focusing on policy-related facilitators and barriers to the creation of a federated data-sharing system integrating claims, electronic health records, and population survey data.

As manager of strategic business at Lumetra, I developed services and helped secure $12m+ in new business in IT-enabled care coordination, the patient-centered medical home, patient safety, and related areas.

- Set new strategic direction with faculty and staff; responsible for organizational development, daily operations, and special projects with key stakeholders- Coordinated with partnering organizations to implement innovative educational programs drawing over 5,000 participants annually- Managed federally-funded study abroad program for language students in South Asia, coordinating national board of faculty advisors and overseeing staff and partnering organizations abroad

Ba, Political Economy

Graduated with Honors in Individually Designed Major: Political Economy and South Asia

Phd, Anthropology

- Dissertation research on life insurance industry and risk perception in India - Fulbright Scholar, National Science Foundation.